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Wireless driver causing computer crash
A few weeks ago I reinstalled my Ubuntu 13.04 installation due to it crashing with this message very often without warning.
Now it has begun again, and I want to solve the problem for good. I have ...
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Broadcom BCM43142 driver installation problem in 13.04 64bit dell inspiron 15R (Not a Duplicate)
Tried the steps given in here: Dell 3721 Wifi problem Ubuntu 13.04 and got the error
unknown@HP:~$ sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic [sudo] password for unknown: Reading package lists... ...
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Wpa_supplicant fails to connect on Ubuntu 13.04 with latest WL driver and Broadcom BCM4313
A bit of background:
Ubuntu 13.04
Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller (rev 01)
Driver BCM WL 6.30.223.30 (latest WL driver, as far as I know)
With ...
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How do I get the right wireless modules to load at startup for a BCM4322? [duplicate]
I have been troubleshooting my HP EliteBook with BCM4322 14e4:432b wireless card. I am using Linux kernel 3.9 and I have almost found the solution. Reading on the Linux Wireless site, I found that ...
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How do I install my wireless card driver offline
I just installed Xubunu 13.04, but it didn't detect my wireless card.
this is my wireless card :
Broadcom Corporation:BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY: Wireless 1397 WLAN Mini-Card
I googled about it, and ...
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Error while searching for drivers: Proprietary
I added a wireless card to my pc and as it will need a Broadcom driver, I look in additional drivers section of Software & Updates is says
An error occurred while searching for drivers
can ...
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Issues with Broadcom wireless 4313 - brcmsmac driver is very slow
I have an ubuntu 12.04 LTS on Lenove Thinkpad Edge having Broadcom 4313 wireless. There are a lot of posts on getting 4313 wireless to work. For me, the only driver that works is brcmsmac.
After ...
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Help with wireless internet drivers
I have tried doing all the research and trial and error that I could on my own but with no avail.
So can anyone out there help me?
I cannot get my Broadcom b43 wireless adapter to register with ...
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how do i enable the Broadcom STA propriatory driver
I am unable to use wireless connections. I tried using a wired connection and got like thirty minutes into the installation then it failed and now when I try to install the drivers again it ...
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Chipset unknown after running aircrack-ng? [closed]
i' m using ubuntu 12.04. on my dell inspiron n5010. I've installed aircrack-ng, after typing first command (airmon-ng ...) the result is:
Interface Chipset Driver
wlan0 Unknown ...
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How can I find out appropriate drivers for Unknown on iMac?
I Installed Ubuntu 13.04 on my iMac.
How can I find out which drivers to select for "Unknown"? (nothing else is written in Software & Sources -> Additional Drivers).
If I select this component ...
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How to Revive Wired Internet and Setup Wireless?
I'm trying to salvage a laptop long-abandoned by its owner and, just recently, given to me. Things were so messed-up that I just had to wipe the slate clean by replacing everything with Ubuntu 13.04.
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Wireless signal very weak after uprading to ubuntu 13.04
if the additional driver Broad Corporation BCM4313 802.11b/g/n Wireless Lan Controller is activated(bcmwl-kernel-source), I can see all available wireless network spots, but I can't connect to none of ...
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Ubuntu 12.04LTS fixing recursive fault but reboot is needed
I have installed 12.04LTS on an old Aspire 5520 with the latest BIOS
All goes well, the propriety GPU driver works and I get all the updates.
as soon as I install the proprietary broadcom sta driver ...
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Wireless working on Ubuntu 13.04 installer but fails when installed
I have a Lenovo Y480 with a Broadcom BCM4313 card.
The ethernet and Wireless connection works using the Ubuntu 13.04 installer, however once installed both wireless and ethernet fails.
When I ...
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Broadcom WiFi issues with ringtail
Have read a lot and found nothing helpful, for this particular. Working on a different CPU than the one that I'm typing on here with.
Inspiron 1750- just fresh installed ringtail.
Signal switch turns ...
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How to get Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5751 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express working?
I have been trying to get this wireless card using Broadcom BCM5751 chipset working, but it is just giving me frustration. This is using the tg3 module.
What have I tried so far:
Play around with ...
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How to recover after Ubuntu freeze on boot after installing broadcom STA driver
I have installed ubuntu 12.04 on bootcamp of my early 2011 macbook pro using the ubuntu windows installer. The wifi did not work and follow this instruction (although for Quantal) to fix it
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Ubuntu 13.04 on Mac Mini 6,2 ethernet port Broadcom NetXtreme BCM57766 not detected
The said network adapter is not recognized in 13.04.
In 12.04 and 12.10 I had used the driver proposed from broadcom download site, configured as dkms package it was always updated.
On the 3.8.x ...
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How to downgrade Broadcom wireless drivers bcmwl-kernel-source?
After a fresh install of Ubuntu 13.04 64-bit, my wifi is now misbehaving. It seems to lose Internet connectivity from time to time, so this results in, for example, the web browser stops loading sites ...
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Broadcom Wireless BCM43277 WiFi Unavailable
Yesterday I took the decision to go from Win8 to Ubuntu since I was fed up by Win8 not working with my WLAN driver properly and giving me 300KB/s was not how I wanted it. Grabbed a DVD and did a fresh ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 Broadcom wireless connection issues
I have a strange WiFi issue with Broadcom driver. In my office there are no troubles with connecting to WiFi, but home on the same laptop, there is no connection.
I still can use WiFi on smartphones, ...
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BCM 4312 LP-PHY card doesn't detect any wireless networks
I installed ubuntu 12.04 on my dell inspiron with BCM4312 802.11/b/g (LP_PHY) wlan card,installation was followed by errors about missing firmware so to fix it i installed ...
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Panel, launcher, etc disappear? Upgrading is also difficult. [duplicate]
This is sort of a two-part question.
I started off in 12.04 and decided to upgrade to 13.04 beta last week. There were some errors during that process that seemed to do with it thinking there was no ...
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Can see all wireless networks but my own
At first when I installed ubuntu, I didn't have my wireless drivers. So then I installed my Broadcom wireless 43xx drivers. Then I got the enable wireless option. After I enabled it, I could see my ...
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BCM 4313 proprietary driver blocks WiFi for other devices
I run a home wlan and a few days ago I upgraded a hp dv7 pavilion laptop from Oneiric to Precise. I had the proprietary Broadcom STA driver (wl module) activated.
Whenever this laptop was connected ...
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Broadcom 4306 rev. 3 not working Ubuntu 12.10 [duplicate]
I have a Broadcom 4306 rev.3 card on my computer. I am running Ubuntu 12.10. I have been trying to install firmware-b43-installer along with fwcutter, expecting something to happen. My computer can ...
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wifi not working on dell laptop in ubuntu
I recently installed ubuntu 12.04 on my machine, but I am not able to use wi-fi in ubuntu. Actually there is a toggle button to turn on the wifi and when the wifi is ON an LED will glow. But all the ...
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BCM4312/Dell 1397 wlan minicard drivers for Ubuntu 12.10 live usb? [duplicate]
I'm trying to run Ubuntu 12.10 32-bit from a live USB, and it doesn't detect my dell 1397 wireless card. (I know there are many seemingly duplicates here but so far I haven't found any other case of ...
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Cannot Connect Wirelessly on Toshiba Satellite C855 with 12.04
I am running Ubuntu 12.04 on my Toshiba Satellite C855 and cannot connect to any wireless networks. When I run lspci in Terminal, it shows:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Ivy Bridge DRAM ...
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Why am I unable to connect to wireless networks?
Seems like a repeated question, but I am not able to find the answer within the question database, so I'll begin with what adapter I have:
lspci | grep Network:
06:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom ...
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how do I install a proprietary wl Broadcom driver?
I have BCM4313 wi-fi module, which works ok under open-source brcmsmac module, except for numerous disconnects and sudden breakdowns.
So I've downloaded the proprietary tarball, installed it, but ...
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Driver trouble with my BCM4331 on my Macbook Pro 9 2
I've finally gotten my wifi working on my Macbook Pro 9 2 (Fully booted with Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit) ,but it is only working on the Broadcom STA/WL driver that comes with this version of Ubuntu. I've ...
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Can't get BCM4331 wireless working right
I have Ubuntu 12.10 on my Macbook Pro, which has BCM4331 for wifi. It's been working fairly well, except I've been having a problem that the connection will randomly stop working. Ubuntu still says ...
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Can't get b43 and fglrx to work together [closed]
Never seen anything like this before, and I had it working until I went a did the dumbass thing of repairing my drive under OS X and losing my grub partition. I can get my wireless card working just ...
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Wireless not working on new Ubuntu 12.04 install
Dear mods/active users: Please read before closing as exact duplicate, which I'm sure you're going to be tempted to do.
TL,DR: Ubuntu newbie installs 12.04 30gb partition on 6yo ye olde Dell Laptop ...
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Ubuntu doesn't reconnect to WiFi unless I reboot
I am dual-booting my laptop going between Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Initially, I can connect to WiFi, but if I get disconnected for some reason, or if I restart my router, Ubuntu won't reconnect ...
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Broadcom driver woes
--Edit-- (in case I need to see this again)
After a clean install this worked:
Your device uses the driver b43 and proprietary firmware. The Broadcom STA driver which provides wl is not appropriate. ...
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Install wireless drivers on a Dell e1505 manually
So I'm trying to install the Broadcom BCM4311 driver on 12.10 but the thing is that I don't have any way to use Ethernet to actually download it. Luckily I'm dual booting it with windows so I can ...
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Need Help Getting WiFi to Work on 12.04 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to Install Broadcom / STA Wireless card (BCM43XX)
I'm having trouble connecting to my home's wifi network, i've run the sudo lshw -C network command, and since I'm ...
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Problem installing ethernet and wireless driver in ubuntu 12.10
My laptop is Dell Inspiron 14R. My ethernet and wireless controllers are:
Atheros AR8162 Fast Ethernet [1969:1090] (rev 10)
Network Controller Broadcom BCM43142 802.11b/g/n [14e4:4365] (rev 01)
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BCM4311 Wireless driver will not work on any Ubuntu distro's past 10.10, and I cannot figure out why [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to Install Broadcom / STA Wireless card (BCM43XX)
I installed Ubuntu 10.10 onto an older Dell Latitude D520 (it's the only disc I had till I connected to the net, ...
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Wireless internet not working: unclaimed [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I get Broadcom BCM4311 Wireless working?
wireless internet on my Acer Travelmate 5310 with Broadcom BCM5787M Gigabit Ethernet doesn't seem to be working. I am a ...
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Broadcom wireless 43142 conflict Atheros 8161 in kernel 3.5 (unbuntu 12.10)
I am exactly in the situation of this question. However, my wireless card is a different model: I have a dell vostro 3460 with an Atheros AR8161 Ethernet card and a Broadcom 43142 wireless card. I ...
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How to install network drivers in Dell Inspiron 5420?
I am using Dell Inspiron 5420 (14R 3rd gen). Wireless and wired works fine in Windows 7, but I do not get any in Ubuntu 12.04. lspci gives the following data:
02:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom ...
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How do I make Ubuntu recognize my WiFi network card?
First of all I have to say I am using Ubuntu and Linux at all for a day now... so sorry if I ask dumb questions.
The problem is that I cannot find a way to get a wireless connection. In All Settings ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - HP Probook 4515s - WLAN Problem
I installed ubuntu 12.04 on my HP ProBook 4515s but the wlan (i think it is a Broadcom 4312) doesn't works. So i tried this: Wireless not working - HP Probook 4540s
.. and had the same problem:
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How to get my Broadcom 4365 WiFi adapter working? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to Install Broadcom / STA Wireless card (BCM43XX)
My previous question about this issue had been closed, and I had been directed to this link. I read through it all ...
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After Ubuntu Upgrade, cannot connect to wifi(wireless)
I upgraded my Ubuntu OS from an ISO. Initially, my connection kept on dropping. After a while, ubuntu failed to connect to wireless at all.
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How do I get an Acer Npilfy 802.11 wireless card working?
My Laptop is Acer 5742G with "Npilfy 802.11 wireless".
I have both windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.10
Earlier when I had Ubuntu 12.04, the wireless was working fine, but after installing 12.10 wireless is ...
